"Essay was prepared for discussion at an AEI workshop on April 24, 1998"--P. vii
Includes bibliographical references (p. 33-38)
Machine generated contents note: ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii -- 1 INTRODUCTION 1 -- 2 METHODS OF MEASURING A FEDERAL BUDGET SURPLUS 2 -- 3 PROBLEMS WITH BUDGET PROJECTIONS 11 -- 4 WHAT DOES A SURPLUS MEN? 17 -- 5 WHAT SHOULD WE DO IF THERE IS A BUDGET SURPLUS? 22 -- 6 CONCLUSIONS 30 -- NOTES 31 -- REFERENCES 33 -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS 39